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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/13
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/13 | Total Sales (EUR) | 4,428.67 |
| Auction Date | January 22, 2023 - January 22, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 2,540.00 |
| Sale Number | #12223 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,170.00 |
| Total Lots | 45 | ||
| Sold Lots | 34 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 7,870.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.56% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 9,310.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 47.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65942537 | Karl II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels | Signed Manuscript |
1587 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 408.75 |
| 65458629 | Renovatio 1769 | Neuenhainer schabungs-Buch ist verferdiget worden bey den Hoch wohl gebohrnen Herrn Herrn ... |
1769 | Not Available | EUR 305.20 |
| 65907695 | Inconnu | Histoire des Maisons de Habsbourg |
1790 | EUR 330.00 - 370.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 65819503 | Louis XV & Le Maréchal duc de Belle-Isle | Pièce signée pour la pension de la marquise de Sade, mère du divin Marquis |
1760 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 65915235 | Manuscrit | Considérations sur la "Médecine légale" |
1810 | EUR 310.00 - 350.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 65944257 | Cesare d'Este | Signed Manuscript |
1603 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 65800649 | Giosuè Carducci | Autograph, Signed Letter |
1895 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 65648385 | Manuscript | Sino-Tibetan |
1 | Not Available | EUR 175.49 |
| 65974573 | Dutch Town Clerk Dierkens | Certification on Parchment with 3 seals |
1752 | Not Available | EUR 155.87 |
| 65944683 | The Lord is King | Manuscript from a Flamish psalter - Psalm 98, 99- Brugge or Gant |
1440 | Not Available | EUR 152.60 |
| 65952455 | Sahih d'al-bukhâri | Partie de hadiths de messagerie de l'islam |
1800 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 152.60 |
| 65949161 | Parchment | Manuscript from a huge psalter - [France] |
1450 | Not Available | EUR 147.15 |
| 66038229 | Manuscript | Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century |
1350 | Not Available | EUR 141.70 |
| 66024703 | Anoniem | [Tours - Rouen] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - c.a. 15th century |
1430 | Not Available | EUR 130.80 |
| 65961109 | Anonyme | Manuscrit - Traitement magnétique de Louison |
1793 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 65996869 | Anonymous | Leaf from an Antiphonary book |
1587 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 65837875 | Leni Riefenstahl | Original Autograph |
2001 | Not Available | EUR 103.55 |
| 65867103 | Manuscript (anoniem) | Essais Poetiques et Litteraires |
1799 | Not Available | EUR 103.55 |
| 65974127 | Scriptorium of the Middle Ages | Book of Hours 3 Single Leaves Manuscript coloured Initials Lombardy Italy |
1450 | Not Available | EUR 95.92 |
| 65825019 | Edith Esgar, Peter Mitchell | Manuscript vellum indenture |
1777 | Not Available | EUR 92.65 |
| 65974465 | Dutch Town Clerk Dierkens | Certification on Parchment with 4 seals |
1752 | Not Available | EUR 89.38 |
| 65931957 | Louis de Fontanes, poète et grand maître de l'Université impériale | Lettre autographe signée au (Citoyen) Jussieu |
1800 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 87.20 |
| 65945709 | Parchment | Manuscript from a Flamish book of hours - [Brugge] |
1460 | Not Available | EUR 82.84 |
| 65957867 | Georges Cuvier | Lettre signée |
1820 | Not Available | EUR 81.75 |
| 65996923 | Anonymous | Leaf from an Antiphonary book |
1587 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 81.75 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
